Georgia voters can now go online to order an absentee ballot for November’s election, eliminating the need to download and mail a paper form.

The secretary of state’s office launched the website on Friday, August 28th to help handle record numbers of voters expected to cast an absentee ballot in this year’s presidential election. The site is available at ballotrequest.sos.ga.gov.

The website reduces the risk that election officials will overlook absentee ballot applications or incorrectly type in voters’ information, problems that surfaced before Georgia’s June 9 primary.

The site instantly transmits ballot requests to county election officials, avoiding potential mail delivery delays. Voters can choose to receive an automatically generated email confirming that their request has been received.

Georgia election officials are encouraging voters to cast absentee ballots during the coronavirus pandemic, reducing the number of people at the polls on Election Day.

Voters can sign up to receive absentee ballots now, but they won’t begin to be mailed until late September.